Appin, an Indian hack-for-hire group, has reportedly conducted a decade-long espionage and surveillance operation targeting the U.S., China, Myanmar, Pakistan, and other countries. Initially an educational start-up, Appin began covert hacking operations in 2009. Tools it developed include “MyCommando”, which helped clients conduct a wide range of cyberattacks. Appin has denied connections to the hacking business and its hacking practices were described as “informal, clumsy, and technically crude” but often effective.

Danger! DeepSek Can Help Cybercriminals Develop Malware
Tenable Research has found that chatbot DeepSek R1 can be manipulated into creating malware, increasing security risks. DeepSek was tricked into generating log-encrypting keyloggers and